Premier League: 10 discussion points for weekend action

Spurs Edge Battle of the Crisis Clubs

Win a game that looked like two drunkards who were swinging against each other at the time of closing being considered as a justification for Angel Postcoglou? Perhaps if Manchester United had a more mobile midfielder and someone other than Rasmus Højlund in the center -center – last goal in Plzen on December 12 – flanked by a winger at Alejandro Garnacho who scored against Bodø / Glimt two weeks before. It turns out that Joshua Zirkzee – who has three goals in the league all season – is the most powerful striker in United. The figures indicate that the worst team of United for decades, and the only good news that Ruben Amorim received on Sunday was the defeat of the Wolves of 17th place in Liverpool. Tottenham saw a second successive white leaf of the Premier League for the first time in 16 months, but did it nervously. It will take much more than sample by beating an overwhelming clown car to prove the postcoglou declaration that the real Tottenham would reveal itself once its injured players have started. John Brewin

Ruud Awakening for Leicester fans

Knowing that fans’ demonstrations withdrew the track, Leicester’s decision to share the notes of the president’s program, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, on the eve of the defeat on Saturday by Arsenal, seemed an attempt to place supporters. The knot of his message was to blame the rules of profitability and sustainability for the failure to improve the team of Ruud Van Nistelrooy in January, beyond the arrival of 2 million pounds sterling of the back-back Woyo Coulibaly. Leicester had his moments before Mikel Merino scored the first of his two goals, but he is now nine defeats from their last 10 championship games and no white sheet for 21 games in all competitions. Van Nistelrooy has great work in his hands to avoid relegation. “If you are absolutely beaten by Arsenal without kick and [have] Absolutely no chance, the result and the performances are not there, ”said Van Nistelrooy. “But we had good performance, another today, as much as possible.” This last song is surely the most disturbing part. Ben Fisher

Guardiola targets 1% club after boost

Despite Saturday, Pep Guardiola, 4-0 of Manchester City, assesses their chances of reverse the share of the Real Madrid Champions League in the first match of the Real Madrid qualifiers on Wednesday at Santiago Bernabéu as near zero. “”[This] Victory helps us, but the margin to win [the tie from] this position; Everyone knows that if you ask before the match, the percentage to go, I don’t know, we arrive at 1% – it will be minimal. But as much as you have a chance, we will try. It is better to go to Madrid with this result. So, ok, the opportunity is minor. “There is, of course, a touch of kid at stake here, because the ultimate competitor still hopes to manage what would be one of the best results in the city under his mandate. Jamie Jackson

Endo delivers as a Liverpool

The audible nerves in the last stages of Liverpool holding a team of at least four were a reminder that it was in 1990, that Anfield saw a successful success. Five years ago, the pandemic denied the fans who shared the experience. Arne Slot does not look as cool as him. Not that wolves were considered an easy touch; Even in chaotic mode at the start of the season, Gary O’Neil’s team ran to Liverpool in Molinine. But there is a moment in the title race when fans obsessively watch the stadium clock and their own watches until full time. There were echoes of Goodison on Wednesday – “Everton was in our heads,” admitted Slot – but they were dismissed. When Wataru Endo arrived in the 71st minute after the brilliant objective of Matheus Cunha, it was in question of the clear location. The Japanese player is closer to the Slot specialist, with Liverpool who has not yet conceded a goal in the league this season once Endo has been subhalented. His talismanic race continued here. Jb

Delap plays again for the city of 10 men

Ipswich spent the majority of the draw on Saturday at Villa Park against the wall after Axel Tuanzebe was sent in the 40th minute. Visitors have naturally had trouble creating many opportunities, but Liam Delap has proven again why he will be wanted in summer. The Ipswich striker superbly directed a cross of Omari Hutchinson for a first match, but also worked tirelessly to track the defense of Aston Villa. “Look at him and it’s a monster,” said the goalkeeper of Ipswich, Alex Palmer. “He is a young boy with enthusiasm, energy and talent. So for us to have it, and for him to play as well as he is, he will be a big role for the rest of the season. He did not have much chance but he took this when it was him, he deserves it, he is a great player. “Palmer, whose performances between the messages helped Ipswich to hold a vital point, added Delap:” He is an appropriate attacker, he is a point of sale, he is a great physical boy, he does not is not huge but has this brute force. Will take place

Jiménez returns to his best for Fulham

There are very few acts of second act in football. Once a player undergoes a significant loss of form and confidence, it is extremely difficult to return, in particular if this period far from the heights lasts more than a year or 18 months. It was in November 2020 that Raúl Jiménez underwent a fractured skull against Arsenal. At the time, he was one of the best classic centers in the Premier League, a goalscorer that led the line. There were signs, perhaps, last season that he was finally starting to return to his best, but now – four years and a little after the injury and at the age of 33 – he is definitively back, holding the ball, winning headers, finding angles. He set up the winner of Calvin Bassey and another day could easily have had a few goals, by putting a beating header just wide and firing a hectic backup of Matz Sels. Jonathan Wilson

Christie is the driving force of cherries

Ryan Christie has established himself as one of the main players of the Bournemouth team of Andoni Iraola, the team entering a fifth with a dominant 3-1 victory in Southampton. During her 93rd appearance in the Premier League, Christie produced her first objective and assist Combo for the Cherries in the same match. The Scottish midfielder provided a punctual cross for the opening of Dango Ouattara, before launching an astonishing strike at the house for second visitors. “Ryan plays well in many games, but I am happy that he has received awards for this, in terms of figures,” said Iraola. Christie may not be a regular at the match sheet, but he led the team at a distance covered, passes the defensive line and the second assists. Formerly known as a skillful, although inconsistent winger, he reinvented himself as a relentless midfielder dynamo. Its versatility allows it to drive a fast and high energy style of Iraola. In St Mary’s, it was the best of both worlds: its tenacity as a grainy midfielder with lightnings of creativity. He becomes a master of his new role. Yara El-Shaboury

Can the second arrival of Moyes the last time?

A team from Everton full of confidence, obtaining big results with fans who salute their manager and hope for the future. It’s been a long time since this could be said. For a large part of David Moyes 11 years, this was not the case. He constantly fought the tide, losing star players such as Wayne Rooney in the middle of the domination of the “Big Four” of that time. The second honeymoon will not last forever, and it will know of its time in West Ham that a new stadium does not necessarily become the promised land. The wisdom of his return could not seem more lonely, however, as he draws a Beto melody, defender Dreadnoucht Jake O’Brien and Jesper Lindstrøm, none of whom was favored by Sean Dyche. There were big smiles in Selhurst Park, but Moyes ended his media tasks saying: “I also want to see more improvement by players. I want us to play better when we can. Jb

The sound of silence of London Stadium

The London Stadium is a dark place when West Ham plays badly. The first half against Brentford on Saturday was played in almost total silence. Disturbances in the train lines running in Stratford barely helped the atmosphere and the layout of the stadium remains a problem. Being so far from the field means that it is easy to disengage in a tedious match. It can be noisy for special occasions, but apathy is striking at more and more routine work, reducing the fear factor to visit the sides. It was strangely calm during the West Ham defeat against the palace last month and it was just as miserable during a robust 1-0 victory for Brentford. Of course, a better performance of the team would help. But West Ham has been on this ground for almost a decade and it is difficult to find many fans who say that the experience corresponds to this to Upton Park. Jacob Steinberg

Palmer struggles as false 9

It is not surprising that the diving of the Cole Palmer shape coincided with the recent waves of Chelsea. The body language of the striker of England in the 3-0 humiliating defeat by Brighton was strongly examined while he was struggling in false role 9, with Jamie Carragher among those who suggest that he could become frustrated by The speed of progress under Enzo Maresca. The injury to the hamstrings who forced Noni Madueke, which should be absent for several weeks while the options of Chelsea in attack decrease even more, did not help their cause after Palmer wasted two first decent opportunities and Maresca Admitted that it was not only his star player who fought. “Football is a team game, it’s not tennis; It is not only Cole Palmer who is frustrated, “he said. “In a way, it can show Cole’s desire to improve things. But it’s not just Cole, they are all players. “” Ed Aarons